Thermochemical System Combines Production of Ethanol and Thermal Energy
Iowa State University started a new project of developing a thermochemical system that combines production of ethanol and thermal energy. With a low-emission burner and a new catalyst for ethanol production, the technologies use synthesis gas produced from discarded seed corn, switch-grass, wood chips and other biomass.
Toyota Prius Converted to Run on Ethanol
Recently inspired by public demand and by the conversions made by third party companies to make it a plug-in hybrid, Toyota seriously intends to equip their cars with various fueling systems, so you can charge the batteries at night.
Algenol Mexico Factory to Produce Ethanol from Algae by 2009
Algenol CEO Paul Woods said Thursday that the ethanol produced at the farm will cost $1 less than today's gasoline, that is about $3/gallon.
How Termites Help Producing Ethanol From Wood
Michael Scharf, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and his colleague Aurélien Tartar describe the way that the enzymes produces by termites and the micro-organisms living inside them, or their "symbionts" could help the scientists produce ethanol from straw or wood by providing some basic chemical processes.
Biofuels from Genetically Engineered Bacteria Struggle to Meet Lofty Expectations
Still early in its evolution, the renewable energy industry is operating in large part on potential. With few revolutionary game-changers over the past few...
ORNL Researchers Find Way to Make Ethanol From Switchgrass Cheaper by Using Neutron Scattering
A research aimed to lower the cost of biomass conversion process has been conducted by the researchers from the DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Georgia Tech. The study used small-angle neutron scattering to test the structural impact of an acid pretreatment of lignocellulose from switchgrass.
Sorghum-Derived Ethanol Cuts Down Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 50%
The U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently added ethanol made from grain sorghum to the group of advanced biofuel.
This news was particularly welcomed by...
Japanese Researchers Find Ways To Produce Biobutanol More Efficiently
Butanol can be made greener by the research of a Japanese institute, who developed an energy-saving biobutanol with a density of at least 80 percent. They derived their biobutanol from a 1 percent concentrated butanol and used a zeolitic separation membrane.
